What was supposed to be a boat trip to Tahiti for sailors Jennifer Appel and Tasha Fuiava turned into an ordeal of nearly five months spend adrift in the Pacific . But the two survived to tell the tale . They were finally rescued by the United States Navy on Wednesday , October 25 , along with their two hotdog , Gizmodo reports .
Appel and Fuiava — who are both from Hawaii — left Honolulu for Tahiti on May 3 , a journeying of more than 2700 miles as the crow fly . Shortly after launching , jolting weather cause their locomotive engine to fail , but the two women decided to proceed the trip by voyage . At some head , the watercraft turn a loss a mast , and the two could n’t call for help , as their telephone had fallen overboard . After around two months at sea , the sailors start transport out otiose suffering calls while subsisting on a yr ’s provision of dry food stored on their gravy boat .
shark attack the weakened vessel at night . It was " very cheerless , and it was very hopeless , " Appel secern media outlets after her rescue , accord to Gizmodo .
Luckily , a Taiwanese fishing vessel finally spot their boat as it drifted about 900 miles sou'-east of Japan , and its sailors meet the U.S. Coast Guard in Guam . Navy ship USSAshlandarrived the next morning time , and crew brought Appel , Fuiava , and their furred booster on board .
Appel and Fuiava received nutrient and medical care , and will persist on circuit board until theAshland ’s next port of call .
" They save our lives , " Appel saidin a statement . " The pridefulness and smiles we had when we saw [ the navy ] on the horizon was sodding relief . "
watch out a video of their saving below :
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